Bathtub fixture



March 28, 1939. CAVE 2,152,429

BATHTUB FIXTURE Filed Feb. 25, 1937 Patented Mar. 28, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BATT-ITUB FIXTURE Henry Cave, Hartford, Conn., assignor to The Fuller Brush Company, Hartford, Conn., a corporation of Connecticut Application February 23, 1937, Serial No. 126,976

Claims. (Cl. 285-165) My invention relates to that class of devices formed on one end, and on the opposite end said which may be secured in openings for various levers have the shapes of thumb pieces I5.

purposes, as for attachment of hose to bathtub Interengaging teeth I6 are formed on the ears faucets and sinlilar outlets, and an object of my I3 so that when either lever is swung on its pivot 5 invention, among others, is to provide an attach` both levers will be operated. 5

ment for this purpose that may be readily A nipple II is screw threadedly engaged'with adapted to t in the openings of faucets of the support 'I and is adapted to engage the supvarious sizes. port II and act as a lock to prevent the latter One form of a fixture embodying my invenfrom turning. This nipple is formed on its end tion and in the construction and use of which with ribs and grooves for engagement therewith l0 the objects herein set out, as well as others, may of a tube I8 for delivery of fluid from the faucet 5.

be attained is illustrated in the accompanying In the operation of the device the levers l2 drawing in which are located in their uniastening positions as Figure l is a side view of the fixture showing shown in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawing, and the the parts in unfastened condition. support II is screwed on to the support 'I until l5 Figure 2 is a side view of a portion of a faucet the sleeve 4 is expanded to t Within the opening with my improved xture securely fastened 6 of the faucet 5. 'I'he levers I2 now being closed thereto. to their fastening positions as shown in Fig. 2, Figure 3 is a view in axial section through the the sleeve 4 will be further expanded to tightly fixture showing the plug in released condition. engage the wall of the opening 6 and secure the 20 Figure 4 is a View looking at the front of the xture in place. When the support Il has been faucet with my improved device attached thereto. positioned to cause the sleeve to fit the opening Figure 5 is a top plan View showing a little in the faucet the nipple I'I may be screwed tightly different form of the device. to place to lock the support II in place. Figure 6 is a View illustrating this latter form In the form of the device shown in Fig. 5 the 25 attached to a faucet. support 'I, the sleeve 4, and the nipple I'I are While my invention is peculiarly adaptable for OrIned aS hereinbefOre described. The eXpandthe purpose of securing hose to bathtub faucets, ing leVerS, hOWeVer, are provided With Openings the outlet openings of which vary in size, yet, I thrllgh Whieh the SllppOrt eXtendS, the leVerS contemplate a varied use thereof in which it may eXtendlng laterally 0f the SLlppOrt- 30 be secured in openings for various purposes, even These leVerS l9 are prOVded With nterengagto the extent of serving as a plug or stopper for ing Cam teeth 20 0n their facing Surfaces which, such openings, and I therefore do not 1111111; my when the levers are closed together, cause the invention solely to the purpose for attachment Sleeve 4 t0 be expanded t0 tight engagement With of hose or tubing to faucets, such an illustration the Opening in the allCet, aS herenbefore eX- 35 having been selected by me for the purpose of plalned- In this form 0f the deVCe the nipple ll disclosure of my invention herein simply for the may be empleyed t0 effect eXpanSOn 0f the Sleeve reason that it nds ready adaptation for such t0 100Se1y t the Opening in the faucet, and then purpose. when the levers are closed together further ex In the accompanying drawing the numeral 5 paDSOIl Of the Sleeve Cause the XtuIe t0 be 40 denotes a portion of a faucet having an outlet tightly held in placa opening 6 for the delivery of fluid from the faucet. AS hel'enbefe'e mentioned the deVCe may be The numeral I denotes a support, herein shown employed aS a plug t0 Step an Openingy in Which as a tubular screw, slotted at 8 as desired for op- CaSe the hele through the Support ll would be eration as by e, key or Screw driver, A rubber omitted and the nipple in such case would be em- 45 sleeve or plug 4 is placed on this support for ploved Simply as a locking 0r positioning member compression against the head 9 of said sleeve or fOr the expanding leversplug as by means of a Washer l0 located opposite In that ferm 0f the deVCe ShOWn n Figs. 5 said head. and 6 the preliminary fitting of the sleeve 4 to Anexpanding lever support Il is threaded on to the falleet Opening iS dOne When the leVerS I9 50 the screw threaded support, and plug expanding are separated and the teeth of each lever are in levers I2 are pivotally mounted on said support. the spaces between the teeth of the opposite These levers are each preferably formed with ears lever, the nipple I'I being screwed up to effect located on opposite sides of the support I I to subthis purpose. Now when the levers are closed tostantially enclose it. Each lever has a cam I4 gether the teeth on each lever riding up the cams 55 on the teeth on the opposite lever will separate they levers until the ends of the teeth on each lever ride on the at ends 2| of the teeth on the opposite lever, in which position the levers will be closed together, thereby stopping their clamping action.

I claim:

1. A fixture including a threaded support, an expansible member mounted on said support, an expanding lever support rotatably mounted on said threaded support, an expanding lever pivotally mounted on said lever support and having a skirt surrounding and housing said lever support at its end which is adapted to receivea hose, and means on said lever for expanding said member to secure it in place.

2. A iixture including a threaded support, an expansible member mounted on said support, an expanding lever support screw threadedly engaged with the first mentioned support, an expanding lever pivotally mounted on said lever support and having a cam for expanding said member, and a nipple threaded on said support to engage said lever support and afford a lock therefor.

3. A fixture including a threaded support, an

expansible member mounted on said support, -an

expanding lever support screw threadedly engaged with said iirst mentioned support, a pair of expanding levers pivotally mounted on said lever support and having toothed engagement one with the other to effect an even expansion of said expansible member all around it, and a cam on said lever to expand said expanding member.

4. A fixture including a support, an expansible member mounted on said support, an expanding lever mounted to swing on the axis of said support, a nipple screw threadedly engaged with said support to adjustably position said lever, said nipple extending beyond the end of the support to receive a hose, a cam on said lever, and means cooperating with said cam to move said lever to expand said member.

5. A xture including a support, an expansible member mounted on said support, a pair of levers mounted to swing on the axis of said support and having interengaging cam teethl to effect movement of a lever to expand said member, and a nipple screw threadedly engaged with said support to adjustably position it to oppose the thrust of said levers.

HENRY CAVE. 

